New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-21
NOTES OF MEN AND AFFAIRS

NOTES OF MEN AND AFFALRS
Edwin Booth, the actor, was uptown yesterdat
| wandering about in an aimless sort OF a way with
a brown study look his swarthy' smoo'n- snaven
| and classic face. He sat for time reading Lie"
i'm the reading room of the Fifth Avenue Hotel ana
| an occasional smile evoked on his soemn Iea
tures by its lively Jokes. Mr. Booths walk on the
street is a slow, long, heavy stride, much as the
ghost in ams" Is su ally ~ seen a 70 acop Defining
force is not warranted by his personal aptearan a'
black hair Is slightly thGsa6e sor w and s
| tality and strength.
| Genial "BiDy" Florence went away to Babylon
yesterday for little fishing before no begins 10
study the part Of "Uncle Bob" In his new play Oh
that name. He has been to Europe has XII ell Saim'n
in the Restieouche and spent some time In yachting
since the season closed so that his summer season
has been as busy in pleasures as his wih'efS afo on
! the bOarts
Among the passengers by the North German Lloyd
steamship saale for Europe yesterday was Henry W.
| Oliver r.. of Pttsburg, with his wife and daughter
Since the assignment Of the great iron firm OF oliver
| Brothers, something over year ago. Mr. Oivor has
boon closely confined to his business affairs that
foreign trio had become q necessity for recuperaton
am to that the affairs Of the firm are prospectively
Pros again, and that their diicuitcs In hnueo
Colonel O. H. Payne, son Of Senator Henry b.
Payne Of Ohio, and brotherin-law Of Secretary
Whitney who decided to make New-York h1s home
something over year ago, has wealth enough u
satisfy the ordinary demands OF almost any man
He made his money chiefly In the STANDARD OH Com
pany, of which he treasurer for many years.
His first venture In oil was made shortly after no
| left the army with money borrowed from his father
Now no Is counted worth thee or four times as m1Sn
the CoIone is not satisfied to into dleness and
BroaSs ONCE near the stock Exchange, with that
Of H. B. Terrn who was for long time prominent Ilqeaa
/ figure in tho East Tennessee and Georgia kalltoao
| manIpuations.
Augustin Days company has repeated In San
Francisco, as 1 learn from private kilograms, the
triumphs won In Boston and Chicago. These wefe'
after ALL merely echoes Of the greater applause OF
tho metropolis but emphatic and unmstaEabie
echoes for ali that. On Monday night last for the
Arst performance Of glove in Harness" at Daldwins
Theatre one Of the largest audiences ever seen there
was assembled and the receipts were the highest OF
the ss1 cn soms and
! honor the occasion. Queen Kapolani, 1orgetung
her troubles at SoT sens no Ths
accorded all, but particularly Miss Rehan, were warp
and frequent.
notice at tho seashore resorts this summer large
number Of the sensible suits made on the Dr. Jaeger
system Of sanitary woolen goods TO which recently
alluded. ! found the goods made In almost every
form Of outing suits-tennis and neeiiee suits
eca Tho esSe ten and mt they 90 not look
hot as one would naturally expect WOO len goods 70
Way stores 0 ahonch apparently INTENDED for
would make beautiful baiiormade suits for hdes
The Western papers speak OF Edwards II. Con, OF
the American Electric Manufacturing Company, since
the success Of his scheme in bringing about combl
nations Of gas and electric light plants. as "Coh the
electric ient nabob." The Maverick Bank manual
for this year-an authority new industrial de-
| velopmonts-says that 100 gas COM anies now
electro sht yet am s ss the NOT adPan
tagos and economy of the pan OF duplex sorVioe'
rho ia ~ he
capitalists Of Nebraska, accompanied by
bis son, was gueet at the Hfth
| Avenue Hotel last week, and sailed for
Europe on sa urday. Mr.. Burton says that the real
estate "craze" In Omaha can scarcely be oompre-
hended by tho people in the East at is moro than
wonderful" he said. "Tto remarkable feature about
10 Is that fabulous prices attached to tho outyn
.ties-he farm lands that have boon staked OUT
lD p 11w but ,S you drive out eight or ten mi
Omaha you win find farms staked out into town 30, ;
| for which 81 900 q lot Is demanded You would
think that would be impossible that they could be
sold But the fact they are boing sold right along
Ex-Governor Charles Foster. Of Ohio. was In the city
recently in Boston for several days engaged
in raising capital for the development OF the natural gas
fields in Northwestern Ohio Speaking aboat politics
he declared Senator Sherman will have Ohos solid
delegation in the next National Republican convention
and his chances Of receiving the nomination are
excellent Tho Rebel flag affair " SAID the Governor.
not going to st. Louis have Killed him with the old
soldiers and have doomed his party 10 dereat throngn
him. for he will certainly be renomnated believe the
be-"
II may be only the resnl, OF heat and general
dulness in the fields from which news is Cleaned but
there nevertheless pretty strong belief In prominent
Democratic circles in New York that change will take
place In the Presidents Cabinet ne back TO
Washington Secretary Endlcott Is pointed out AZ the
who has determined 10 go although the pohtclans
there is no Why ths Rebel nag b r snoa
General Garland In the Pan Electric fraud.
8. Matherson. who is in the strawboard business
says that "strawboard lumber" Is now being mana
featured which to stand all the tests Tor In
terror uses. Nv line is the ordinary strawboard,'
said ne. L" But have had occasion to examine some
OF the material it Ia prepared tor use Ia the interiors
OF houses. aud have been astonished at its merits
There two or three churches in New-fork that
have been finished with this material. 1t can DO
painted papere frescoed otherwise decorated and
Is perfect 1t has struck the very best thing tor
summer houses bsca uss OF its cheapness The straw
board business Is growing 10 volume every year be-
cause the variety Of to which the board 10
applied"
| Fine black marble is i'm portei from Belgium more
cheaply than it can DO brought from the American
quarres although there black marble quarries la
the Far West and the South, the quality OF which
Cd uals that i'm ported from abroad. 1t Ia said that
efforts will be made at the next revision OF the tarin
70 protective duty That VIII enaDIo III THESE
Southern and Western quarries to be opened and
| eveloped.
| ARRESTED FOR CRUELTY TO HIS OHILD
Gaze of cruelty to a child was brought to light in
| Williamsburg last night Joseph Middleton, who
figured prominently in the Jimnez murder case in
williamsburg two onths ago, lives with his wife aud
elevrn-year old child Annie at South Fiith.st and
| Wytbea,e For some days II Ia charged tbat the
parents have drugged the child with wbskey and tor
three DAYS il has lain in stupOi. Her condition be-
Il L.. In main h.es cd